The National tribune., 1887-02-03
THE GRAND ARMY.
News From The DepartmentS---NeW
Posts. etc.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN.
HEADQ'Rs GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC,
M1ecnNsIN Ian os INs-

HEADQ'Rs GRAND ARMY or THE REPUBLIC,
WISCONSIN, Jan. 2s, 1857.
The following Endorsement Of the opinion Of
Judpe Advocate General Iaintor, which was
printed in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Jan. IL,
is given ms matter OF general interest 10 the
order:
The opinion 81 Judge Advocate Gen. Henry T..
Taiutog tile matter al the present status of Posts
Nos . aud 81, Department ui New Jersey, herein
given. is approved. The order Of Past Com
mandcr in 4 lnu burdctt reversing order 81 De-
parnent Commander Cole suspCndng said Posts
was not reversed 10y action OF the 2uth National
llnUampmeut bat has been since July 10 lesb, IA
fu force and effect These Posts are ln good stand
ing in the GAR and entitled 60 full recugnli lon
aud all rightsHnu privileges as such The attchtloh
OF the Department Commander of New Jersey n
respectfully called 10 the opinion OF Judge Advocate
Gen. Taintor. aud approval 81 same by the Com
mander-n 'hieL heWill az once communicate The
cOntcTsrn for 49, 10 the said Posts ana 31i ana
take such other measures as are necessary 10 place
them in fall and active membership Ia the Order.
by command OF LUCIUs FAIRcHILD, Commander
Il. b. GRAY, Acknowledgement.
NAr'L Hno'ns. GRAND ARMY or THE RrrURIc,
Special Orders, MOI
me Commander oil the Department OF New Jer
Ecy Is specifically instructed 30 impar the National
conntCrslgn to losts No and 81 OF his Department,
Tic courts can deal with these Posts as bodies
corporate. but they have nothing 10 dc with the
ID Is the duty Of the Department Commander Of
New Jersey, under the ruling of National Head
quarters, without any tcchihcaittles or argument,
10 treat these Posts in all respects n Posts Ia good
standing la the q. A r.. thcy have been since the
18Th day.of last July, when Commander-in Chief
Burdctt restored them, reversing the order OF the
Department Commander suspending them.
by command Of LOCUS IARcHLD Commander
in-Chics
Official: L. B. GnAy, Adlutant- General.
Much interest is being manifested from
every quarter in the pending legislation on
the Mormon question. Grand Army men seem
10 be a unit In their desire that the bill in Its
present form should become a law.
There Is still displayed at National Head
quarters bill announcing that Gen. John A.
Logan will address a meeting at the dedication
OF the Mi higan Soldiers Home on the Both
DAY of December. leSi. This poster hangs
near the National Headquarters banner, which
is daped in mourning for his death. This is
probably the last public announcement ever
made for our illustrious cTomrade. The ad-
dress was TO have been delivered four days
after his death.
c. c. Washburn Post, OF Madison, Wis, de-
sires very much TO have Miss Kate Field for
an evening IN early March; yet from CORE
spOndence with other Posts IN the Department,
ID appears that none of them are ready TO I'M
dertalIe 10 engage her, and il is feared by mem
bers of Nashhurn Post that she viii not be
willing TO como TO Wisconsin for one lecture.
RECEPTION TO GEN. FAIRcHTLD.
At the close OF the Convention Of the Womans
Relief Corps the ladies repaired TO NOungs
Hotel, where arrangements had been made TO
receive Gen. Lucius Fairchild, Commander-in-
Chief of the GAR The comrades of the
Grand Army at the close of the banquet de-
parted 10 their homes but the invited COM
rades to the reception repaired TO the hotel
where joined by their wives, they paid their
respects 10 him who had been honoTed by be-
ing elevated TO the highest position in The
world, the head of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. After an hour passed IN greetings and
congratulations the ladies placed their COM
Tades under guard and escorted them TO the
dining ball, where they sat down 10 a sulstan-
tial supper. There were present the hOnOred
guest of the occasion Past Commander-in-
Chief Merrill, Department Commander Nash,
Past Department Commanders Cogswell, Adams,
Evans, Creasey, Patch, Billings, Jersey and
Iobn, Col A. A. Rand, Senior Vice Com
mauder Whitney, Aids-Go-Camp Hixon, Nor
ris, COlgan, Cr0es Cusiman, Col. Fairchild,
brother of the Commander-in- Chief; ComFade
Worcester, Of Salem: Ms Parker, Past De
partment Presdept; Mrs. NJ. Susie Goodale,
Past Department President; Mrs. t. Florence
Barker aud Mrs Sarah T. Fuller, Past National
Presidents of the W.R.C; Comade Horace A.
Sawyer, Past Judge Advocate Keefe, Com
mander Shuulel, Comrade Ross, Col Barker,
Comrade Burrows. Of New Jersey; Medical Di-
rector Cherry, Comrade B. Reade Wales Com
Tade i. w. Stillings, Mrs. n. l.. Lawton and
Others
Al the close OF the feast Of good things short
speeches were made by the Commander in
Chief ComFade Merrill aud Commander Nash.
The Grand Army Quartet OF Post -, Chelsea
sang in manner that won heartiest applause.
and Department Chaplain of the w. II. c.,
Mrs. Knowles, Tecitcd IN an excellent manner
d patriotic poem, which was warmly com.
mendcd.